New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-20
RUBECK MUST TELL ALL HE KNOWS.
A NEW MYSTERY IN THE RAILWAY CASE.

THE CORONER ORDERS THE ARREST OF A WITNESS
NO IDKNTIFICATIoN.
The official investigation OF the mysterious murder case
was begun In Railway N j. yesterday by Coroner Ter
rill and Jury composed Of william =. Clark foreman;
O. E. Reed, Mark Keete D. b. Hetied. Joseph Codding-
ton Theodore Miller j. H. Brunt, Josiah Stagg, Avira
Compton IL O. Houston and John Ward The inquest
was held In the Common Council chamber. large
crowd of people was present The hrst witness
was Alfred Worth. OF Milton. who testihed
that he discovered the body at CID a. N. on
March 60 He and his brother informed the police. IIc
lives two blocks from the place where the body was
found abont 200 yards from william Keech, whom he
knows by sight only. He heard noises aud saw no
strange persons about the Keech house few days pre-
won't tho murder j. g. Stacy. the photographer pro-
duced photographs and views OF tho scene Benjamin.
Metzger swore found knife covered with blood
The testimony OF the Worth brothers then taken cor
roboratng that OF Alfred Worth who discovered the body
Dr. Victor Niravag Of Elizabeth gives the result OF the
autopsy There two marks on her body that might
help to identify her. he added, being round white
scar two inches in diameter just below the right knee
the other being round the left side OF her neck
Dr. w. T. Cladek who assisted In the autopsy substaht
ated Dr. Nravlags statements In every particular,
prsed everybody by stating that he came upon the body
before the Worth brothers and was fisnened AZ INC
was either murdered or drunk He would nor pass to
girl II she was onlv drunk much less II she was mSr
Keefe told him OF the discovery
Juror Keefe then took the witness In nafd anu hau
"You told me that the girl laid against the fence ana
her hat which was a round one. lan In the gutter
I" do not remember saying anything about the hat,
replied Rnbeck, do not think sew IL at the nne
the body" =, ,, ,-
"Now the coroner feels Mr. Rubeck," said Coroner
Terril "as II you trying to conceal something
which you know about this case Are you Keeping any
thing back"
"No sir nothing" .
This is very Mysterious case ard want no mys.
terous witnesses IN H." said the coroner land shall
direct an officer to into custody for the present
AZ feel sure that than you want 10 tell"
Constable r. q. Harris the body at $3.50 a. m
Sadie Van Ness boards at his house she told his vile
that she saw q strange man In Centralaye at $50
O'clock the night OF the murder
Two Of the jurors stated that kubeck was nervous
man who had been driven out OF NewYork by strkors
They were sure nothing about the murder be-
yond what he had already tosod TO- The Coroner re-
pIied that he seemed 10 be very unwilling witness
fhe Coroner then had Rubock brought back TO the Wit
"Mr Rubeck" said the Coroner, what have you to
saw I'm reference to conversation you had with Miss
Van Ness in reference seeing the body and she told you
abe an strange Central ave. tho night before
She did not tell anything OF the Kind" answered
Rubeck" and did not talk with her after saw the
body" D..
the present aud turned him to the police authorities
for safe Keeping. The inquest was adjourned until
a. IN. TO- morrow. . a., -.
Tho body of the dead woman was placed In the vault
last evening about o'clock Undertaken Ryno tried 10
prevent curiosity seekers being present and he sue
ceoied hearso drove to the shop IN Man-st, the
body was quietly carried down ny the undertaken and Ills
son and not more than five people know aboutit